Dakota 38: Lincoln & the Largest Mass Execution in U.S. History

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In 1862, amid broken treaties and starvation, the Dakota uprising erupted in Minnesota. Abraham Lincoln commuted most death sentences—but approved the hanging of 38 Dakota men in Mankato, the largest mass execution in U.S. history.

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